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The average lifespan of the wood duck, a colorful bird found in much of North America, is about 22 years. The average lifespan of the gadwall duck is 19 1/2 years. Cinnamon teals, which are native to the west coast of the United States and south to Argentina and Chile, have a lifespan in the wild of about 13 years. At the low end, a diving duck called the red-crested pochard has a lifespan of only four to seven years.